Men’s Rights activists seek to bring awareness to how men are acted upon by society, acted upon by other men and acted upon by women. They are opposed by feminists who think that bringing attention to how men are acted upon will take something away from women. Alison Tieman explains the dynamics in this video with the help of a few magnets.
AVfM welcomes 17 year old Josh O’Brien, who has already figured out that the “Patriarchy” myth of privileging men over women is, well, a myth. When youngsters are already figuring it out for themselves, we have hope that this hateful notion will die within our lifetimes.
On publication of his paper Sokal exposed his hoax in the journal Lingua Franca. The editors of Social Text immediately cried foul and added a misplaced criticism of Sokal’s writing style. They missed the point, entirely. Sokal’s intent was to write badly (and think badly) yet have his poor scholarship overlooked due to its superficial accordance with leftist ideology.
John Stuart Mill published his Subjection of Women in 1869, writing that the State should take over the role of male chivalry. It appears his gynocentric vision has come true.
Feminism appeals to the selfish little girl in women, with demands that she should ‘have it all’. And that anytime she doesn’t, it’s men’s fault. And it’s that scapegoating, the ‘othering’ of men that marks feminism as truly evil.
Feminism seeks a perpetual increase of both the power and rights of women without any accompanying responsibilities – this isn’t news. However it may surprise readers to learn this scam has been going on for well over 100 years.
I have to wonder why they would find it necessary to tell a feather being weighed against a hammer about the importance of ‘balance.’ It would seem that in this circumstance, the most efficient way to promote balance is to somehow address the massive weight of the hammer. These people would better spend their time in search of equality and fairness if they did exactly what the men’s movement aims to do: strengthen the wills of men and tear down the zero-sum benefits women gain at the expense of men and civilization.
It’s easy, and pretty common, to charge MRA’s with being conspiracy nuts. But that is in a topsy-turvey world where feminists see patriarchal machinations and oppression around every corner.
